Walking through the historic sites of Kumagaya - Hatara Gunga(county office) ruins and Miyazuka tumulus FEB, 2024
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The area that was once called Hatara County in Musashi Province now consists of Fukaya City and Kumagaya City. Even so, Japan has largely...
- Feb 5
- 4 min
Walking around Atami, elopement case study ~ 2023, DEC
I had never visited Izusan Shrine, where Yoritomo Minamoto and Masako Hojo met, so I visited it when I went to a hot spring inn in Atami....
- Jan 21
- 4 min
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine and Sunpu Castle JAN.2024
Although it is a mild winter, it is still cold. The Kanto Plain has almost exhausted all the places I went on a sunny day, but there are...
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
Kyoto Autumn Leaves 2023.NOV
Last year, I visited too early and the leaves were a bit noticeably green, but this year I was able to visit in the last week of...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 1 min
Alaska Highway June 2012
At the time, we were acquiring large-scale shale gas development projects and frequently traveled back and forth to Canada. The town...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 2 min
Burgess September 2014
This is a story about Earth history, not Japanese history. I was once involved in a project to export Canadian shale gas, which boasts...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 3 min
Soji-ji Temple and Depopulation in Noto April 2023
After staying at Wakura Onsen(hotspring) with my family, I went to Soji-ji Temple. Soji-ji Temple was relocated to its current location...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 2 min
Koga Kubo-kan(Koga shogunate castle) November 2020
Kamakura is a place with a very rich history for the Genji clan. Yoriyoshi Minamoto, who was active in the Zen Kunen War, became Naokata...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 1 min
Shibayama Tumulus and Jews June 2020
As I wandered around the Kanto Plain, I noticed that there were many ancient tombs. I heard that there were more kohun(tumuluses) in the...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 1 min
Sanada 3 castles in Kozuke June 2022
During the rainy season, I drove through Sanada Castle, which is located in the northern part of Kozuke(Gunma prefecture). I watched...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 1 min
Two Towers of Shinano July 2015
Yoshimasa Hojo(1243-1282) was the grandson of the regent(Shikken) Yoshitoki and rose to the level of cosigner as a court official of the...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 3 min
Chichibu Mitsumine Shrine May 2023 and Muku Shrine November 2023
If we are going to Chichibu by car from the West Tokyo area where I live, you have two options: either via the Kanetsu Expressway, or by...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 2 min
Shomyoji Temple (Kanazawa-style Hojo clan family temple) August 2023
Once we memorize incorrect information, we will often be embarrassed later on, but for a long time I believed that Kanasawa Bunko could...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 4 min
Shortcut to the back "Oku no Chikamithi" May 2015
I wanted to go to Tohoku during Golden Week, but at first I wasn't sure what theme to choose. As I was thinking about whether I should...
- Dec 3, 2023
- 5 min
Tale of Genji Exploration in Kyoto, July 2014
In July 2014, I took advantage of my company's long vacation program and stayed in Kyoto for over three weeks. The leave system is called...
- Nov 29, 2023
- 4 min
Okinawa's 100 Famous Castles August 2023
I think there are many people who collect stamps from the 100 Famous Castles tour. I think I've visited about half of them so far, but...
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